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Review: ‘Scoob!’ a treat for old, new fans of Scooby-DooVideo
Ruh-roh! There’s a yet new iteration of the beloved ’70s Hanna-Barbera series “Scooby-Doo” hitting (home) theaters, but no reason to fret, as the animated “Scoob!” (no relation to the 2002 and 2004 live-action adaptations) manages to be a real Scooby Snack. Directed by animation vet Tony Cervone, and written by...
Road improvements to cause closures in North Fayette, Collier, Oakdale
Road improvement projects in Collier and North Fayette townships and Oakdale Borough will cause temporary road closures. Thoms Run Road will close just east of the intersection with K P Hollow Road in Collier Township starting at 7 a.m. Monday. The closure, which is expected to last at least a...
Letter to the editor: New Kensington mural ideas
Nostalgic New Ken wants a mural idea for the Walt’s Deli building (“Pitt-Greensburg seeks input for planned New Kensington mural,” April 14, TribLIVE). Everybody misses the good ol’ days. How about a painting of a clock? The clock across the street hasn’t worked right in years. How about a painting...
Leaders warn that coronavirus in care facilities presents wide-reaching public health concern
As coronavirus cases in nursing and personal care homes continue to rise, a growing chorus is calling for those numbers to be recorded separately from the overall number of cases and deaths. Those cries are getting particularly loud in Pennsylvania, where one of the metrics for easing pandemic-related restrictions focuses...
Letter to the editor: Are our true colors showing during pandemic?
I’ve grown tired of reading, and writing, about President Trump’s lies, outlandish comments, disrespect of science, etc. Instead, a comment on Americans’ “true colors.” Crises can shine light on our true colors. Americans have risen to do what is right and work together in the past. American resolve was demonstrated...
In the attic with Seth Meyers: A day in the life of ‘Late Night’ under lockdownVideo
Seth Meyers has been in late night TV for almost 20 years, long enough to make comedy through several national crises. In fact, his “Saturday Night Live” debut was on the show’s first episode after 9/11. But the covid-19 pandemic has presented all new challenges for the comedian and the...
Letter to the editor: Will you dive in, or wait till it’s safe?
President Trump has been trying to pass on to Americans a bill of goods that everything is fine, we have everything under control. He reminds me of the mayor in “Jaws” who has advance warnings of a danger in the water but ignores them for the sake of his small...
Letter to the editor: Facts about shutdown’s effects
Opinions are like faces: Everyone has one. And while each person’s opinion should be respected, there are those expressed that often are inane, ignorant and uninformed — opinions that should never be publicly expressed. To me, Jay Londino’s letter “Shutting down not way to deal with virus” (April 23, TribLIVE)...
Letter to the editor: Clean up your garbage, Arnold residents
My friend and I walk every day. We see what is happening to the alleys of Arnold, and it is disturbing. We have been asked by our officials to bag everything and put the bags in cans with lids. This is not happening. Boxes are strewn everywhere and garbage lies...
Letter to the editor: Addressing school injustices
The article “School districts plan summer learning, fearing learning loss from time outside classroom” (May 5, TribLIVE) highlighted the huge toll that school closures have on students’ learning and well-being. For many students of color and students living in poverty, public schools may be the only place they can turn...
Letter to the editor: Corporations must support workers
Policy analysts claim the American response to coronavirus faces a dilemma. Either we reopen businesses immediately, causing infection surges that will kill tens of thousands, or stay closed as we are now and ruin the economy. That’s a false dichotomy. There are other alternatives, as Daniel Markovits, author of “The...
The Stroller, May 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com. Emergency food available at New Kensington Salvation Army The Salvation Army in New Kensington is distributing food to residents...
Lawmaker: Beaver County to begin reopening May 22
After not being included in a list of counties set to reopen today, Beaver County will move to the yellow phase next week, according to state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-Beaver. According to a post on Bernstine’s Facebook page, the county will begin reopening next Friday. The move comes almost a...
Sewickley Parking Authority to discuss resuming meter enforcement
The Sewickley Parking Authority will meet at 6 p.m. May 20 using the Zoom app. According to the borough website, the board will discuss a plan to resume parking enforcement. The authority suspended meter enforcement in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting ID is 813 3388 2293....
Browns confident rookie Jedrick Wills can start at left tackle right awayVideo
The Cleveland Browns’ plan is to plug Jedrick Wills into a position he never has played and start the 10th overall draft pick right away despite their coaching staff’s inability to guide him in person thus far because of the covid-19 pandemic. That’s how much faith they have in the...
For Paul Manafort, home confinement won’t be same as shelter-in-placeVideo
Paul Manafort’s release from federal prison to serve his sentence at home amid the coronavirus pandemic probably won’t be a walk in the park. Unlike millions of other people who are allowed to get outdoor exercise and walk their dogs even while they’re under virus shelter-in-place orders, convicts serving home...
Pleasant Unity man accused of threatening Gov. Wolf is free on bail
The Pleasant Unity man accused of threatening Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf by allegedly saying he and his buddies “have a bullet waiting” for him remains free on bail. Rocco Anthony Naples, 28, of was taken into custody by state troopers Tuesday on a York County arrest warrant, police said. He...
Kenny Chesney postpones Heinz Field concert, 2020 tour
Kenny Chesney’s May 30 concert at Heinz Field will have to wait. The popular country music star officially announced Thursday that his 2020 “Chillaxification Tour” is postponed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic. “With so many tours needing to move and wanting to make sure we are in...
David Hogg: Civilian Coronavirus Corps fails to solve problem of Wolf’s making
Gov. Tom Wolf is bringing to life the maxim: Never let a good crisis go to waste. As the covid-19 pandemic continues, Wolf wants to roll out a new program that will cripple the state financially and supposedly fix a problem the governor himself is causing. Through his Commonwealth Civilian...
Michael Madison and Christopher Briem: Shaping the Pittsburgh region post-pandemic
Michael Madison is a professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh who published Pittsblog, a 2004 to 2011 weblog about economic development and Pittsburgh’s post-steel renewal. Christopher Briem is a regional economist with the Urban & Regional Analysis program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Social and Urban...
Trump faces emoluments lawsuit after court tosses his win
President Donald Trump must face a lawsuit accusing him of illegally profiting from his Washington hotel, a federal appeals court ruled, reviving a case that was dismissed last year. The decision on Thursday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, sets up a fresh fight over the president’s...
Pittsburgh creator makes 1st fluorescent, black-light comic bookVideo
Pittsburgh comic book creator Jim Rugg set out to make a book that would shine — literally. “Octobriana 1976” will be what he called the world’s first fluorescent, black-light comic book. Rugg, known for his work on “Street Angel,” “Afrodisiac” and “The PLAIN Janes,” based his comic on Octobriana, a...
Letter to the editor: Can Gov. Andrew Cuomo explain NY coronavirus death rate?
Regarding Ed Collins’ letter “Gov. Andrew Cuomo a responsible leader” (May 9, TribLIVE): Has Cuomo ever explained why New York has 26% (21,845 out of 83,082) of the country’s deaths? The other 49 states account for 73% of the deaths or 1.5% on average per state. Just wondering. Brian Krupar...
Letter to the editor: Pa. citizens suffering with real-estate shutdown
Across Pennsylvania, consumers are being denied the ability to obtain shelter. Gov. Tom Wolf deemed real estate a nonlife-sustaining business, which has caused a significant hardship for Pennsylvanians. While real estate agents in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties can return to work when the state moves to the yellow phase May...
Letter to the editor: Squirrels must have high IQs
A recent letter-writer (“Voters’ IQs,” May 6, TribLIVE) took issue with assertions I put forth in my letter (“Democrats’ ads disrespectful during crisis,” April 2, TribLIVE), writing that “all Republicans must have the IQs of a squirrel.” Respectfully, I once watched a squirrel running through the treetops on one of...
